Friday, June 28, 2013

Atelier

I rarely swatch so of course my gauge was off … I started knitting the S size but then realized it was too big and decreased to XS.

Also:

made three back decreases, one right after starting the body and the other two spaced about 1 inch apart

lowered the waistband by 2 cm (to match my natural waist position)

knit full length sleeves

knit longer garter stitch bottom hem: 8 ridges in total

after starting the pockets didn’t make any more increases or decreases

Pockets were also made smaller, cast-on 28 stitches and put 22 sts on hold.

The yarn: Madtosh DK blocked beautifully and grew a bit lengthwise which made this even more perfect. The color is my favorite madtosh base, and although it ran quite a bit when wet blocking it didn't seem to alter the lovely red tone.

The pattern: Ingenious is probably the best word for it. I love the way this cardigan is constructed, especially the yoke and the biased fronts. And although it's a lot of stockinette knitting, it's quite worth the effort.